Shine On - an Early Childhood Education Podcast Post-Pandemic Childhood: what the data and your stories tells us about the COVID generation
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Nov 28, 2025 The hosts explore the profound impact of the pandemic on children's development. They discuss insights from classroom stories, highlighting emotional regulation issues and developmental delays. Notably, they celebrate the resilience shown through community support and play. The increase in screen time and its effects on social skills are examined, alongside calls for trauma-informed practices in education. They also stress the importance of emotional readiness over academic skills for school transitions and encourage strong parent-teacher collaboration.
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Community Support Shapes Early Development
- The pandemic disrupted community and cultural supports crucial for child development.
- First Nations families lost shared caregiving, increasing mental health impacts and isolation.
Lockdown Brought Unexpected Bonding
- Some parents reported lockdowns were a welcome time to bond with their baby without pressure.
- Families also found new community rituals like teddy bear hunts and street chalking to maintain connection.
Missed Micro‑Experiences Matter
- Reduced varied social experiences limited neural pathway formation for social and emotional skills.
- Young children confined to home missed routine, public and peer learning opportunities vital for development.
